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Childcare Centers Preschools Early Learning

One door, and absolute certainty about who comes through it

A childcare center's security problem is narrow and non-negotiable: nobody enters without being identified, and no child leaves with the wrong adult. Everything else is secondary. DWG helps centers get that right without buying a system built for a corporate campus.

Get the entry right, then stop

Most centers are sold either a doorbell camera that proves nothing, or an enterprise access system they can't administer. The correct answer is in between and it isn't expensive.

We scope the system to the actual entry points, specify equipment staff can operate without training, confirm what's needed to verify pickup authorization, and keep the cost proportionate to a single-building operation. How the work gets done is shaped around you: we can coordinate with the integrator or contractor you already use, bring the right integration and field resources in ourselves, or anything in between — whatever the project needs.

How we engage

The greatest opportunity to improve a project exists before anything is purchased. We support every phase — the earlier we're involved, the more value we add.

1. Plan

Entry points, pickup process, staffing reality, budget.

2. Evaluate

Right-sized options, with the tradeoffs explained plainly.

3. Specify

Equipment list scoped to the building, with room to add later.

4. Procure

Quoting, stock and lead times.

5. Deploy

Coordinated delivery and deployment, with the resources managed as one project

6. Support

Technical support and equipment your staff can actually run.

Core capabilities

Enterprise physical security infrastructure across every major discipline.

Video surveillance

  • IP camera systems
  • Video management systems (VMS)
  • Network video recorders
  • Edge, cloud and enterprise storage

AI & video analytics

  • Object and behaviour detection
  • License plate recognition
  • Search and forensic review tools
  • Operational and business insight

Access control & identity

  • Enterprise access control platforms
  • Smart and mobile credentials
  • Door hardware and locking
  • Authentication and biometrics

Visitor management

  • Visitor registration and badging
  • Watch list and screening
  • Contractor and vendor check-in
  • Real-time on-site awareness

Intercom & entry communication

  • IP intercom systems
  • Video entry stations
  • Emergency call stations
  • Two-way communication at entry points

Emergency notification

  • Mass notification systems
  • Public address and paging
  • Multi-channel alerting
  • Campus and site-wide communication

Lockdown systems

  • Coordinated building-wide lockdown
  • Single-action activation
  • Integration with access control
  • Notification tied to activation

Fire & life safety

  • Fire alarm control panels
  • Smoke, heat, CO and duct detection
  • Notification appliances
  • Alarm communications and monitoring

Intrusion detection

  • Enterprise intrusion systems
  • Perimeter detection
  • Sensors and detection technologies
  • Alarm communications

Mobile & temporary surveillance

  • Mobile surveillance trailers
  • Rapid-deployment camera systems
  • Remote and off-grid power
  • Construction, event and temporary sites

Network & infrastructure

  • PoE switching and fiber optics
  • Structured cabling and wireless
  • UPS and power systems
  • Cabinets, racks and enclosures

Engineering & procurement services

  • Product evaluation and solution design
  • Multi-manufacturer comparisons
  • Bill of materials review and value engineering
  • Lifecycle planning and technical consultation

Questions we help you answer

Most suppliers focus on selling products. We focus on helping you make an informed decision — and these are the questions worth settling first.

  • Can we control the front door without staffing it constantly?
  • How do we verify who is authorized to pick up a child?
  • Can staff operate this without special training?
  • What does it cost to maintain year after year?
  • Can we add a second entry or a second site later?
  • Is a camera at the door enough, or do we need access control?
  • Who installs and services it locally?

Answered early, these prevent the expensive corrections that surface once equipment is on site.

Vendor-neutral technical expertise

DWG works across a broad portfolio of leading security manufacturers. Rather than promoting a single product line, we help you evaluate qualified solutions on the criteria that matter.

Technical criteria

  • Technical requirements and objectives
  • Performance and interoperability
  • Standards compliance
  • Cybersecurity considerations

Commercial criteria

  • Availability and lead time
  • Lifecycle cost
  • Budget alignment
  • Future scalability

Resource coordination

  • Work with the integrator or contractor you already use
  • Bring in integration, field and engineering resources where you need them
  • Product, engineering and deployment coordinated as one project
  • Shaped around what the end user needs, not a fixed model

Who we work with

Facilities

  • Childcare centers
  • Preschools and nursery schools
  • Early learning programs
  • Head Start and public pre-K
  • Faith-based childcare
  • After-school programs

Project types

  • First security system
  • Entry and access upgrades
  • Camera coverage for common areas
  • Replacing failed equipment
  • Licensing-driven upgrades
  • Second locations

Project teams

  • Directors and owners
  • Site administrators
  • Boards and finance committees
  • Facilities staff
  • Architects and engineers
  • Systems integrators

Talk it through before you buy anything

There is no cost to have our specialists review a specification, a bill of materials, or a quote.

DWG — Digital Watchguard Inc. · 800 Shames Drive, Westbury, NY 11590 · 516-933-4900


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